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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كاغد (ḱāğıd), from Common Turkic (compare Karakhanid (kāɣïd, “paper”)), ultimately from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 (kʾγδʾ /kāγaδā/); further etymology is unknown, perhaps a borrowing from Old Chinese 紙 (OC *kjeʔ).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /cɑˈɯt/,
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /cɑːt/,
Noun
kâğıt (definite accusative kâğıdı, plural kâğıtlar)
- paper
Declension
Derived terms
References
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN